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Hohenberg's river / SAT 5-18-13 / Language related to Wyandot / Heffalump's...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Thomas H. INCE (61D: Thomas H. ___, the Father of the Western) — Thomas H. Ince was an Americansilent...
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Ghostbuster Spengler / SUN 5-19-13 / NASA spacewalks in brief / Taverna...
Constructor: Jean O'ConorRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Befitting"— V-sounds are changed to B-sounds in common phrases, resulting in wacky phrases, which are clued "?"-styleTheme answers:23A:...
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One-named author of Dog of Flanders / MON 5-20-13 / So-called crime dog of...
Constructor: Tim CroceRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: AMA (68A: Professional org. ending eight answers in this puzzle) — just what the clue saysTheme answers:18A: Caribbean resort island...
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Black Sea port to locals / TUE 5-21-13 / Fictional member of Potawatomi tribe...
Constructor: Patrick McIntyreRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: THE FIVE Ws (67A: Journalism staple) — five theme answers begin with each of the five Ws, respectively:Theme answers:14A: Defiant response...
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Hebrew letter before nun / WED 5-22-13 / 1972 Slade song Take Me Back /...
Constructor: Kevin ChristianRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: -X + -CKS— homophonic phrases where first word ends -X and last word ends -CKSTheme answers:17A: Complaints about a Kentucky fort? (KNOX...
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Faerie Queene woman / THU 5-23-13 / Green of TV's Robot Chicken / Company...
Constructor: David Levinson WilkRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (Easy for me, but times at NYT suggest not That easy)THEME: REN ROA ZIE REA DOS— not really: theme is actually a riddle / play on...
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FRI 5-24-13 / Rex usually puts a bunch of clues here / Never understood why /...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: Medium (I'm tired as hell, so this seems like a safe way to go with this)THEME: THREEVE — Every answer has a length of 3, 5, or 3x5SNL Celebrity Jeopardy...
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Violent sandstorm / SAT 5-25-13 / German granny / Cylindrical menu item /...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: HABOOB (11D: Violent sandstorm) —A haboob (Arabic: هَبوب "blasting/drafting") is a type of intense dust storm...
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Hellhound of Norse mythology / SUN 5-26-13 / Stoutly built Dickens villain /...
Constructor: Joon Pahk and Jeremy HorwitzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Made-For-TV Movies" — Movie titles have (one-word) TV show titles added (or vice versa, I guess), creating wacky...
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Salinger title girl / MON 5-27-13 / Spanish Huzzah / Obsolescent PC monitor...
Constructor: Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: DOUBLE DOWN (31D: Blackjack player's option ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues?) — five Down theme answers are all...
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Designer Marc / TUE 5-28-13 / Growing Pains co-star Alan / Roman...
Constructor: Dan FeyerRelative difficulty: Medium (maybe slightly more difficult than the normal Tuesday)THEME: Recycling Binge — -GE is added to ends of familiar phrases, creating wacky phrases, which...
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Literary Hun king / WED 5-29-13 / Classic model train brand / Biblical...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: ___ in ___ — phrases following that pattern show up in the grid as intersecting words, such that the first word in the phrase is literally "in"...
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Actress Balaban of Last Chance Harvey / THU 5-30-13 / Co-creator of Captain...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (more Medium)THEME: EAST TO WEST (60A: How 17-, 23-, 37- and 51-Across run (in two ways))— theme answers run backward (i.e. literally east to...
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Limp Bizkit frontman Fred / FRI 5-31-13 / Titus director Taymor / J M W...
Constructor: Josh KnappRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: AQUA-LUNG (56A: Breather?) — Aqua-Lung was the original English name of the first open-circuit, self-contained underwater...
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Nepalese bread / SAT 6-1-13 / Embedded column / Stephen King horror anthology...
Constructor: Barry C. SilkRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: COG RAILWAY (28D: How many reach the top of Pikes Peak) — n.A railway designed to operate on steep slopes and...
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Songbirds in Rubaiyat / SUN 6-2-13 / Title song of 1970 Van Morrison album /...
Constructor: Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Stir Crazy"— a blue/red rebus, with "BLUE" in the Acrosses and "RED" in the Downs in several squares throughout the grid. BLUE +...
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Gossipy Barrett / MON 6-3-13 / Rod who was seven-time A.L. batting champ /...
Constructor: John LampkinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Porcine — theme answers are common phrases that all start with either living or dead pigTheme answers:17A: Unseen purchase (PIG IN A POKE)11D:...
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Highland slopes / TUE 6-4-13 / GPS above-the-Equator fig / Great detective of...
Constructor: Kristian HouseRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Snakes— circled squares that wind through various parts of the grid spell out the names of five snakes (COBRA, ADDER, MAMBA, PYTHON,...
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2005 Survivor island nation / WED 6-5-13 / Exclamations of tsuris / Tower of...
Constructor: Mark BickhamRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: T.N.T.— theme answers are three-word phrases where the words begin with T, N, and T, respectively. Revealer = 66A: Sound suggested by the first...
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Horse-drawn vehicle / THU 6-6-13 / Conquistador's quest / World capital...
Constructor: James TuttleRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: FALLING O(ut) (66A: Quarrel ... or a feature of five answers in this puzzle) — theme answers are two-word phrases where the second word is OUT....
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